Caramel Banana Pudding Parfaits

Can I tell you a secret? Ok, it’s really not a secret, it’s more like a confession. It’s January 17th and we still have our Christmas tree up. There I said it. I haven’t taken my tree down. Actually I haven’t taken any of the Christmas decorations down yet.

Our Christmas tree is still in the corner of the living room, I have wreaths on the wall, Christmas garland above the pantry and a stuffed gingerbread man on the chair.

Part of me is ready to get things back to normal but another part of me isn’t ready to put it all away. I LOVE the way our apartment looks during the holidays. It’s like it was MADE for Christmas. I mean our apartment is pretty other times of the year but not this pretty.

Plus, Jasper (our yorkie-pom) loves to sleep under it, that’s actually where he is right now while I’m writing this post.

So I’m guessing that I’ll give it one more week and then Thomas and I will work on taking everything down and stuffing it back into storage until next year. Please tell me that I’m not the only person that doesn’t want to put it away yet….or maybe I AM the only one….yikes.

Until then though, let’s talk about Caramel Banana Pudding Parfaits.

I need to think about something other than the giant tree towering over me while I work.

I’ve always loved banana pudding. I love it cold and I love it hot. Well actually I love it cold or room temperature, not hot. I’m picky like that. 😉

So for today’s #365Recipes, I decided to take my favorite homemade Banana Pudding and turn it into a even better dessert. That’s right, I’ve layered homemade southern banana pudding, crushed vanilla wafer cookies, fresh bananas and caramel sauce into jars for one of the tastiest desserts I’ve made this year.

Oh and of course you know I put them in mason jars. Y’all, down here mason jars aren’t just a trend, they’re what we use in every day life. We use them to store food, we drink out of them, we use them to make crafts, catch lightning bugs and serve desserts.

You’re welcome! haha Now come over here and take these away from me. I don’t need them in the house anymore, they’re too good!

We still have our Christmas tree and decorations up too! My husband, son and youngest daughter’s birthday is in February so we are keeping their presents under the tree and until their birthdays are here! I decided I’ll take the tree down after their birthdays! It’s just so magical in our living room with our tree and all of our decorations!!!! People think we are crazy but we love it! We have had all of our decorations up since November!!! This recipe looks great I’m thinking I’m going to make it for dessert for tonight!!! My family is going to go crazy!!!

It does not totally surprise me that you still have your decorations up. With all the talent you have, I bet it all looks so pretty, no matter what month it is! My daughter wanted us to leave ours up another week, hahaha! That caramel is just calling my name!!!

This nanner puddin’ looks divine!! Buy a tall plant that thrives on being ignored for Jasper after the tree comes down. A split leaf philadendron would be great, and buy a rolling stand for it so you can turn it to keep it full all around.

Primary Sidebar

Welcome

I love the Farmer's Market and Farm to Table meals but I'm also not ashamed to use canned vegetables and baking mixes. It's all about balance!
Stay and visit awhile as I cook up some of our favorite foods, travel from here to there and try to embrace my crafty side!
I'm so glad y'all are here!

AFFILIATE LINKS
Some links here on BigBearsWife.com are affiliate links. If you happen to buy a product after clicking on one of these links I will make a tiny percentage from the sale at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links allow me to continue to provide free recipes and craft tutorials for you! Thank you!